Shoe Song

I will stand in my shoes
even if they are broken
even if the latch at the door

is futile and the hordes sweep through
I will stand in my shoes.
worn to the last unstitched sole

coming unglued.
i will stand in my shoes
mocked perhaps by

the unruly
as I have been
as many have been

especially by the well heeled
who don't know how it feels
I will stand in my shoes

on broken feet
let me repeat
I will stand in my shoes

no matter what it says in the rules
no matter who is who on the news
as Luther said to every brother
Here I stand

I can do no other.

mary angela douglas 27 june 2017